St. David's Episcopal Church

Looking northeast at the church building at 304 E. 7th St. Two cars are parked in front.
Date: April 1, 1923
Creator: Jordan Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Governor's Mansion Under Snow

Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion afer a recent snowfall in February, 1923.
Date: February 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of the First Baptist Church, Austin, Texas (open access)

History of the First Baptist Church, Austin, Texas

A history of the First Baptist Church of Austin, Texas.
Date: 1923
Creator: Brooks, Mrs. V. L.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
In the Bosom of the Comanches: A Thrilling Tale of Savage Indian Life, Massacre and Captivity Truthfully Told by a Surviving Captive (open access)

In the Bosom of the Comanches: A Thrilling Tale of Savage Indian Life, Massacre and Captivity Truthfully Told by a Surviving Captive

Memoir of Theodore 'Dot' Babb, describing his experiences when he and several others were taken captive in the 1865 by Comanches near present-day Decatur, Texas and what happened after he was released.
Date: 1923
Creator: Babb, T. A. (Theodore Adolphus), 1852-1936
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Music Memory Contest Winners]

Photograph of group of 37 students at Baker Elementary School, the Music Memory Contest Winners 3 times in a row. Mercy Ramsey is 2nd from left in 1st row. Two boys in the front hold a large trophy, the boy on the right has been identified as William Erwin McIntosh.
Date: [1923..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seton Infirmary doctors]

Group portrait of men on steps of building. Back reads: "1923 Seton Infirmary. Top row: 1. Richardson, Dalton, 2. Watt, William Elliot, -1961, 3. Hilgartner, Henry Louis, 1868-1937, 4. Granberry, Howard B., 1870-1942, 5. Kreisle, Matthew Ferninand, 1886-1964, 6. Gilbert, Joseph M., 1873-1951. Second Row: 7. Gibson, James W., 8. Kirk, Louis Harry, 1877-1938, 9. Black, 10. Hill, Homer Barksdale, 11. Weller, Cyrus Burford, 1881-1935, 12. Gilbert, G. Horace, 1879-1945, 13. Gregg, Frank (?), Third row: 14, Loving, James M., 1879-1948, 15. Hudson, Samuel Edward, 1860-1943, 16. Mathews, Claud, 17. Thomas, John, 18. Stroberg, 19. Beverly, Albert Fitzhugh, 1884-1943, 20. Scott, Zachary Thomson, 1880-1964. Fourth Row: 21., 22. Wooten, Goodall Harrison, 23. Key, Samuel N. Sr., -1956, 24. Wooten, Joe Sil, 1871-1949, 25. Harper, W. A., 26. Wickline, Robert M., 27. Boerner, Morris Hirshfield, 1885-1932, 28. Herd, Alan"
Date: 1923
Creator: Ellison Photo Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weather Wisdom of the Texas-Mexican Border (open access)

Weather Wisdom of the Texas-Mexican Border

Essay discussing folklore about predicting weather, gathered from the areas around the Texas-Mexican border.
Date: 1923~
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seaholm Power Plant]

Power plant building looking south from 3rd Street, with smokestack in view.
Date: September 22, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tornado over Courthouse]

Photograph of a tornado over the Travis County Courthouse.
Date: May 22, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[May 4, 1922 Tornado]

Photograph of storm clouds with a tornado funnel in the sky.
Date: May 4, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tornado]

Photograph of a tornado that has yet to touch down.
Date: May 4, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tornado Damage]

Photograph of a view of the steel tank at Penn Field damaged after the May 4, 1922 tornado.
Date: May 4, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tornado in Sky]

Photograph of storm clouds with a tornado forming in the sky.
Date: May 4, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tornado in Sky]

Photograph of storm clouds with a tornado in the sky.
Date: May 4, 1922
Creator: McCaskill, D.E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tornado in Sky]

Photograph of a tornado in the sky on May 4, 1922. Caption on back reads: "Cyclone at Austin, Texas; Ruth Granberry."
Date: May 4, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tornado in Sky]

Photograph of a tornado in the sky on May 4, 1922, over downtown Austin. Writing on back reads: "Alta Heflin Wilder, photographer (?)."
Date: May 4, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tornado, May 4, 1922]

Black and white photograph of a tornado in the sky that has yet to touch down. The roof of a building is visible in the lower left corner.
Date: May 4, 1922
Creator: McCaskill, D.E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tornado over Capitol]

Photograph of tornado above Capitol building looking northwest.
Date: May 4, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of tornado as seen from Congress Avenue downtown Austin, Texas]

Photograph of the May 4, 1922 tornado in Austin, Texas, as seen from a rooftop on downtown Congress Avenue. Visible in the foreground are: the Queen Theater at 700 Congress Avenue, the Walter Tips Building at 708-710-712 Congress Avenue, and the F. W. Woolworth & Company at 800-802 Congress Avenue. The side of the Paramount Theater is also visible. There is a painted sign, on a building in the foreground, for Maxwell House Coffee. The tornado is clearly visible in the dark sky to the northwest of downtown. The original of this image is PICA 25989, which has not yet been scanned.
Date: May 4, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Dam Flood Scene

Water raging through the inoperable Austin Dam.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Ellison Photo Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baker Elementary School Students]

Photograph of students in front of Baker Elementary School. They are sitting and standing in front of the two-story stone school building.
Date: 1922~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Barton Springs Pool

View of the pool from the north bank looking west toward the diving board.
Date: 1922
Creator: Jordan Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk's Morrison & Fourmy Austin City Directory, 1922 (open access)

Polk's Morrison & Fourmy Austin City Directory, 1922

"Containing a miscellaneous directory of state, county and city governments, a postoffice [sic] directory, educational institutions, churches, banks, incorporated companies, secret and benevolent societies, etc., etc., a street guide and householders directory, an alphabetically arranged list of business houses and private citizens giving full name, occupation or pursuit and address, also a complete classified business directory 'The Buyers' Guide'."
Date: 1922
Creator: R.L. Polk & Co., Compilers
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seaholm Power Plant]

Power plant buildings showing the smokestacks, employee cars and railroad tracks on 3rd Street.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History